Enrollment, funding and employee recruitment are among the top priorities for leaders across 47 higher education institutions.

The U.S. higher education system may be the envy of the world, but not all voters agree that college is the best way to get ahead or that propaganda isn't a problem in the classroom.

The Education Department said Tuesday that it would make permanent some temporary changes to a program that makes it easier for people working as teachers, public defenders and other public sector workers to have their student loan debt forgiven. 

Cox, in September, joined nearly half of governors across the nation in signing a letter denouncing the president’s student loan forgiveness plan and asking for it to be withdrawn.